Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Made my first QRO contact this afternoon. Milt, K4OSO sounded curious about my tuning up on 20m. (Yes, I actually IDed).
He gave me a true 599 "arm chair copy" in Rockville, VA as the band was on its way out. (I gave him a 579, but it faded all the way out towards the end).
The Heathkit SB-201's relay is very loud. I'm using the MicroKeyer's built in PA (power amplifier) interface (set to RElay contact) to drive the amp's Tx/Rx.
It tuned up pretty well. Seems happy to run 500W or so according to the power meter on the Ten Tec 238B tuner.
The oak tree is still standing. Nicki says that the lights didn't flicker and no other weirdness occurred.
So... I guess I'm good to go on the Heathkit.
Now I REALLY need to get my shack decluttered and reorganized so that I can get things together in a semi-professional manner...
He gave me a true 599 "arm chair copy" in Rockville, VA as the band was on its way out. (I gave him a 579, but it faded all the way out towards the end).
The Heathkit SB-201's relay is very loud. I'm using the MicroKeyer's built in PA (power amplifier) interface (set to RElay contact) to drive the amp's Tx/Rx.
It tuned up pretty well. Seems happy to run 500W or so according to the power meter on the Ten Tec 238B tuner.
The oak tree is still standing. Nicki says that the lights didn't flicker and no other weirdness occurred.
So... I guess I'm good to go on the Heathkit.
Now I REALLY need to get my shack decluttered and reorganized so that I can get things together in a semi-professional manner...
